ICD and iPads

Not a thorough scientific study but some food for thought.

Apparently iPads and SmartCovers MIGHT put ICDs into magenet mode under some circumstances.

Impressivecwork for a 14 year old!

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20130509/ipads-could-affect-implanted-heart-devices-early-study-finds?ecd=wnl_hrt_051413&ctr=wnl-hrt-051413_ld-stry_2&mb=

1 Comments

Fairly well known

by IAN MC - 2013-05-15 09:05:53

Hi Steve I agree it is impressive that a 14 yr old has been doing something "scientific" but I'm not sure how new her findings are.

In the booklet which I got with my I Pad ,relatively recently, it states that I Pads contain magnets on their left and right edges and that PM implant patients should always keep at least 6 inches ( around 15 cm ) between the tablet and the chest.

There has been discussion on this topic fairly recently on here , some posters use their I Pads with gay abandon and clutch them to their bosoms while they sleep... and have had no problems

I feel "something" but am aware that any interaction between IPad and PM is temporary and reversible ....BUT if I had an ICD I think I would make sure that the 6 inches was at least 12 inches !!

Cheers

Ian



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